MCCONAUGHY'S BIRDING PAGE

Great Horned Owl on nest - Who is watching Whom?

Welcome to my birding page. I compile the Central Pennsylvania Birdline and there is a link to the most recent birdline below.

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/currentbl.htm

I would encourage anyone interested in the birds of Pennsylvania to join the Pennsylvania Society of Ornithology (PSO). This organization is for both professional and non-professional birders. There is something in it for birders of any skill level. The PSO publishes a quarterly journal, Pennsylvania Birds , that has articles about various aspects of birding in Pennsylvania. For example, in the issue covering the summer of 2003, there are articles on Black-capped Chickadee eruptions in Pennsylvania, one that models the effects of potential climate change on the summer distribution of nongame birds in Pennsylvania , one that describes two local bird clubs (Presque Isle and Delaware County), an article about how to take digiscope pictures, quarterly summaries of birds seen the preceding year, lists of rare bird sightings and photographs of various birds. Additional information about the PSO is located at:
http://www.pabirds.org/

I've set up a web page for the Allegheny Front Hawk Watch, where I will be the counter on Sundays for the 2003 Spring and Fall migration seasons, at:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/alfront/alfront.htm

 The following documents a Black-headed Gull observed at Moraine State Park, PA on 12 December 1998:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/bhgull.htm

This link has a few pictures and description of an Eared Grebe seen at Centre Furnace Pond outside of State College, Pennsylvania on 30 January 1999.

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/egrebe.htm

This link contains a few pictures of a female Clay-colored Sparrow, one of a mated pair, that was present at Piney Tract in Clarion County on 5 June 1999.

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/ccsp.htm

The following link contains photos and description of a Ross's Goose seen at Luxor Pond in Westmoreland County on 10/20/1999 and 10/21/1999.

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/rossgoos.htm

The following link provides pictures of a pair of fourth-year Bald Eagles seen at Beaver Run Reservoir, Westmoreland County, PA on 15 January 2000.

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/baldeagl.htm

Digital photographs of a Northern Shrike seen at Mammoth Park, Westmoreland County, PA on 27 February 2000 are at the following link:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/nshrike.htm

A photograph of a Red-tailed Hawk nest observed on 29 April 2000 at Bow Ridge in Westmoreland County is at:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/rtnest.htm

Photographs of an adult Eastern Screech Owl seen during a Pennsylvania Society of Ornithology outing on 20 May 2000 in Greene County, PA are at:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/esowl.htm

Photographs of Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers at a pond in Washington County, PA on 4 August 2000 are at:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/sandpipe.htm

Photographs of a winter male Lapland Longspur seen in a grassy farm field near Crabtree, Westmoreland County, PA on 24 February 2001 are at:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/lapland.htm

A photograph of an albanistic Red-tailed Hawk seen at Miller's Pond on 18 August 2001 is at:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/albrthawk.htm

Photographs of a juvenile Wood Stork seen near Mosiertown, Crawford County, PA on 18 August 2001 are at:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/woodstork.htm

A second Wood Stork was found in Adams County, Pennsylvania and the following is a photograph of that bird taken by Bob Moul:
http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/woodst2.htm

Photographs of a juvenile White Ibis found at Yellow Creek State Park, Indiana County, PA on 19 August 2001 are at:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/whiteibis.htm

A photograph of a Greater White-fronted Goose found at Long Arm Dam on 24 November 2001 by Bob Moul is at:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/gwfgoose.htm

A photograph of a Brant found at Boston, Allegheny County, PA on 5 January 2002 is at:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/brant.htm

A photograph of a Short-eared Owl observed near West Lebanon, PA on 24 February 2002 is at:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/seowl.htm

Photographs of a nesting Bald Eagle from Western Pennsylvania taken on 9 March 2002 are at:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/bldenest.htm

Photographs of a flock of 9 American Avocets found by Mike Fowles at Beaver Run Reservoir on 23 July 2002:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/amavocet.htm

Poor photographs of a Snowy Plover found at a pond near Imperial in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania on 6 August 2002.:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/snowyplover.htm

Photographs of a Green-tailed Towhee that was visiting feeders near Center in Juniata County, Pennsylvania on 16 November 2002.:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/gtto.htm

More photographs of a Green-tailed Towhee that was visiting feeders near Center in Juniata County, Pennsylvania taken on 23 November 2002.:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/gtto2.htm

Photographs of three Trumpeter Swans at St. Vincent Wetlands (Monastery Run) on 20 December 2002 are at:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/trsw.htm

Photographs of a nesting Bald Eagle from Western Pennsylvania taken on 25 March 2003 are at:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/bldenest2003.htm

Photographs of Hurricane Isabel fallout birds taken on 19 September 2003 in Somerset and Indiana Counties, Pennsylvania, are at:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/isabelbirds.htm

Two Greater White Fronted Geese seen along the Indiana County and Westmoreland County border on 1 March 2004.

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/gwfg.htm

Photographs of a Townsend's Solitaire that was seen in State Game Lands 30, McKean County, on 12 February 2005 are at:

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/toso.htm

The following is a page of links to other interesting birding sites.

http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/birding/birdlink.htm

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